Isaiah Cottrell, a 6-foot-9-inch sophomore, is the latest elite prospect to man the middle for the top-ranked Gaels. He already has 19 scholarship offers and is the No. 30 prospect in his class, per Rivals.com.
Shadow Ridge
Here is the latest Southern Nevada flag football coaches poll.
Tiarra Del Rosario threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns to help Cimarron-Memorial’s flag football team score 32 unansweredpoints and beat host Shadow Ridge 32-20 on Friday evening.
Brian Washington scored 27 points, including the game-winning layup, to lift Cimarron-Memorial’s boys basketball team to a 50-48 road win at Shadow Ridge on Thursday night.
Ashley Lewis hauled in a 20-yard TD pass from quarterback Marissa Owens in the second overtime to give Basic’s flag football team a 6-0 home win over Legacy on Wednesday.
Local wrestlers enjoyed competing against Team Japan, which claimed the Bulldog Grappler Invitational with 209 points and victories in five weight classes at Centennial on Saturday afternoon.
Dayvian Diaz ran 13 times for 167 yards and a touchdown to lead Shadow Ridge’s flag football team to a 39-19 home victory over Las Vegas on Friday in the championship game of the Mustang Rodeo.
Bryce Jones hit a go-ahead layup with 10 seconds to go in overtime to lift Valley’s boys basketball team to a 51-48 home win over Western.
Shadow Ridge’s Garin Macfarlane scored the go-ahead basket with 20 seconds left and Quinshon McGee blocked a shot at the basket to help the Mustangs to a 52-51 victory over Silverado in the Tri-State Invitational’s Elite Bracket championship game.
Jacob Heese scored 28 points, and host Desert Oasis coasted to a 74-34 victory over Gilbert Christian (Arizona) in Tri-State Invitational play on Thursday night.
Desert Oasis assistant coach Dave Aikman has poured his heart and soul into the third annual Tri-State Holiday Invitational, which opened play Wednesday and runs through Friday at Desert Oasis.
Jaden Hardy scored a game-high 23 points to lead Coronado’s boys basketball team to a 75-61 victory over Durango in the Orleans Division at Desert Oasis on Saturday.
Bishop Gorman sophomore forward Isaiah Cottrell scored 20 points, and the host Gaels made 9 of 12 free throws in the final 36 seconds, to hang on for a 69-63 victory over Salesian (California) in a Platinum Division semifinal on Friday.
Daniel Plummer scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, and Democracy Prep stormed to a 30-13 halftime lead en route to its 61-41 victory over Palo Verde in the Gatorade Division bracket on Thursday night.
Aaryn Anderson and Ishon Hardin each scored 20 points as Centennial’s boys basketball team held on for a 67-61 win over visiting Palo Verde on Friday.